Just like Bali, Lombok is known for pristine beaches and mountains. However, Indonesia is prone to the earthquake as it is located on the arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. Last Sunday (July 29), a magnitude 6.4 quake hit Lombok which killed 17 people.
Yesterday (August 5), a strong earthquake has once again struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing at least 82 people and shaking neighbouring Bali.
Source: www.abc.net.au
According to the source, a magnitude-7 quake struck a depth of 15 kilometres on Sunday evening at 6:46 pm in the northern part of Lombok, triggering a brief tsunami warning and damaging buildings as far as Denpasar in Bali. At least 100 aftershocks had been recorded as of Monday morning.
Source: Firdia Lisawati & Jonathan Davies
It is difficult for the agency to immediately assess the full extent of the damage as the power was outages and the bridges were broken.
It was also strongly felt in Bali. Two shopping malls and temple in Ubud was damage, and there was also minor damage to Bali airport.
"A source on the ground in the Gili Islands says around 3,000 people fled to high ground...huddled in the dark, frightened, some wearing life jackets and praying after each aftershock," according to ABC's Indonesia correspondent, David Lipson.
"I was watching TV when I felt a big shake," said Harian, a Lombok woman.
Source: Made Nagi
The Bali and Lombok airports continued operating on Sunday night, according to the director general of civil aviation.
On the other side, The Malaysian embassy here has activated its operations room to assist Malaysians in Lombok who need consular assistance.
"Malaysian in Lombok who need consular help can call the phone number +62215224947 or send WhatsApp messages to +62 8138081 3036 and e-mail mwjakarta@kln.gov.my / jkonsular@gmail.com," said the Embassy in a statement.
We pray for the people in Lombok and Bali.
